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Water Supply Project Repayment Contract Negotiations Continue

Media Contact: Ryan Christianson, (970) 385-6590, rchristianson@usbr.gov

For Release: July 22, 2011

The Bureau of Reclamation and city of Gallup, N.M. are continuing negotiations on a proposed repayment contract for the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project. The contract will provide the terms and conditions by which the city will repay its portion of project construction and operation, maintenance, and replacement costs.

The project, authorized by the Northwest New Mexico Rural Projects Act of 2009, will convey approximately 37,376 acre-feet of water annually from the San Juan River to the eastern section of the Navajo Nation, southwestern portion of the Jicarilla Apache Nation, and the city of Gallup via about 260 miles of pipeline, 24 pumping plants, and two water treatment plants.

This will be the ninth negotiation meeting; the previous eight were held in 2010 and 2011 in Gallup, NM. This meeting is scheduled for August 1, 2011, at 11:00 a.m. at the city of Gallup Joint Utilities, 230 S Second St. Gallup, New Mexico. All negotiations are open to the public as observers and a 30-minute public question/comment period will be provided following the negotiation session. The proposed contract and other pertinent documents will be available at the negotiation meeting, or can be obtained by contacting Ryan Christianson at the Bureau of Reclamation, 835 East Second Avenue, Suite 300, Durango, Colorado, 81301, telephone (970) 385-6590 or e-mail rchristianson@usbr.gov. The documents are also available on our website under "Current Focus".

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